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Research Areas

• Fiber Composites
  • Analytical Modeling
    • Graphical Integrated Numerical Analysis
  • Image Analysis
    • Preform Mapping
    • Automated Image Processing
• Polymer characterization and processing
• Shape memory polymers
• Nanomaterials
• Nanostructured conducting polymers 
• Protective materials
• Ballistics
• Biomedical materials
• Nonwoven materials
• Geotextiles
• Friction Studies
• Fabric Finger Printing
• Waste Re-utilization
• Continuously Monitored Data
• Enzyme treatment for cellulosics
• Optical brighteners
• Reinforcement Fabrics with Electronic Transmission Capabilities
• Air-Jet Filling Insertion
• Coated and Laminated Fabrics for Fuel Cells
• Design and Manufacture of Stitch Bonded Textile Composites
• Fabric Design and Analysis System 3D Virtual Reality
• Fast Net Shaped Manufacturing of Polymer Composite Structure
• On-Line Measurement of Fabric Properties for Process Control
• Textile Prostheses for Vascular Applications
• Novel 3D Woven-Knit hybrid Design for Compsite Reinforcement